400 Union Iron and Coal Co. With Moses Taylor Autograph.
Pennsylvania, 1854, $500, 7% Loan, Issued and uncancelled, Black
with blue seal, ornate end panels, no vignette, Cert.# 376, Signed by
Moses Taylor as president. Taylor was an important financer and
banker from early Wall Street History. He was treasurer of Cyrus W.
Field’s Atlantic Cable attempt and also helped float the large bond
issues financing the Civil War. He was also a president of National
City Bank (today’s Citi-Bank). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Est. $150-300
Utah
401 Stormont Mining Co. of Utah
Utah, Salt Lake City, 100 Shs.,
Cherubs with spears play on silver dollars, Green, ABNC, XF.
Est. $125-250
402 Consolidated Gold & Metals Company Specimen.
Utah, 19xx
(ca.1910-20), Odd Shs, Specimen stock, Black on orange underprint
and borders, miners working, POC’s, XF condition. Rare certificate
with only 2 found in archives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Est. $150-300
Ephemera - Navigation
New York
403 Opening of the Harlem Ship Canal, 1895 Invitation.
New
York, NY, 1895, Invitation to the Commemorative Ceremonies of
the opening of the ship canal. Arial view of Manhattan with a view
of the Brooklyn Bridge with the location of the canal printed in red.
The canal presently is flanked by Yankee stadium, Harlem River
Drive on the Southern shore and the Major Deegan Expressway on
the Northern shore. Historic invitation to the opening of this well
known waterway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Est. $150-300
Scripophily - Navigation
MARCUS GARVEY SIGNED BLACK STAR LINE STOCK
Delaware
404 Black Star Line Stock With Marcus Garvey Signature.
1919, 4
Shares, Issued and uncancelled, Black on green border and under-
print, Globe with “Africa the Land of Opportunity “ flanked by
steamship on right and Man on left, Issued to Mack Jones and
signed by Marcus Garvey as president, S/N 6632, Folded twice verti-
cally for storage in envelope but otherwise in VF to XF condition,
Marcus Garvey was a Jamaican publisher, journalist, entrepreneur
and orator who was a staunch proponent of the Black Nationalism
and the Pan-African movements. He founded the Universal Negro
Improvement Association and African Communities League. He
founded the Black Star Line, part of the Back-to-Africa movement,
which promoted the return of the African Diaspora to their ancestral
lands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Est. $1000-2000
402
404
403
401
400
405 Cairo City and Canal Company Proof Stock Certificate.
Cairo
Illinois, 18xx (ca.1830-40), Odd Shs, Black with no underprint, Cana
and barge scene in middle with cameo portraits of Roman soldier
on top and bottom left counterfoil and bearded man in middle o
left border, Overall, the stock seems to be in excellent condition bu
the top and bottom right corners and the lower left corner are miss
ing small pieces and there is a small chink on the top middle margin
still a very rare if not unique early Pre ABNC printed certificate
UBSH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Est. $20
New York
406 New York Steamboat License Specimen.
New York, 1897
Specimen license. “NY State Steamboat Inspectors’ License t
Masters “. New York Arms on top and small steamboat o
bottom. Blue border. Counterfoil on left with text relating to licens
and warranties by licensee. VF condition with light toning in areas
ABNC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Est. $1
407 Atlantic Yacht Club of the City of New York Specimen Bond
New York, NY, 1898, $1000, Specimen, 2nd Mortgage Bond. Blac
with yacht in middle, VF condition. Coupons attached. Attractiv
and rare yachting bond. ABNC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Est. $1
408 Central-Hudson Steamboat Co. Bond.
New York, 1913, Vertica
$500, Issued 1st. Mortgage 5% Gold Bond certificate due April 1
1933, Brown border with photographic Steamboat vignette of th
steamboat Benjamin B. Odell, Company Seal, Coupons attached
XF. Also signed by the president “Benjamin B. Odell “, I guess he ha
a small ego. Rare Hudson River steamboat company bond.
Est. $1
409 Larchmont Yacht Club Specimen Bond.
Larchmont, New York
1926, $250, Specimen 10 Year, 5-1/2%Gold Debenture. Blue border
Photo vignette of “Flagship Varuna “ under full sail. No coupon
attached. Red specimen overprints, POC’s and “00000
serial numbers. XF condition. Rare and attractive yacht club bond
ABNC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Est. $1
410 Maritime Association of The Port of New York Issue
Membership Certificate.
New York, 1882, 1 Membership, View o
the New York City Port in middle flanked to the upper left b
sailor and upper right by a ship, VF-XF condition, Geo.
Stales Litho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Est. $1
411 New York Dock Company Specimen Bond.
New York, NY
1901, $1000, 1st Mortgage 4% Gold Registered Specimen Bond
Ship and train at dock with warehouse behind, Brown border an
underprint, Specimen overprints, POC’s, XF condition. Franklin-Le
BNC. The NY Dock Company owned 2 1/2 miles of Brooklyn water
front at the turn of the 20th century. The company operated fro
1900 until 1955. Rare initial bond offering from this important Ne
York waterfront company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Est. $1
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